March 21, 2019 At the March meeting of the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) board of directors, the business agenda ended with the pop of a champagne cork. The board members were toasting the 30th anniversary of the inception of the community foundation and looking forward to many more years of growth and local [...]
November 16, 2018 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's annual Big GIVE for Poweshiek County Campaign raised $146,000 for 50 local funds and nonprofits supported by GPCF. The month-long fund drive in October encourages donors to think locally when they consider their giving priorities and contribute to the many nonprofit funds that affect Poweshiek County. [...]
July 31, 2018 The Community Support Services (CSS) program started by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) in 2006 has grown to deliver and expand its back office support services to the area’s nonprofit partner organizations. The CSS program strengthens the missions, organizational capacity and efficiencies of local nonprofits through shared staff [...]
June 1, 2016 The Community Support Services (CSS) program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) has reached its 10-year anniversary, and according to CDAF President and CEO Julie Gosselink, the program has “exceeded all expectations.” CSS has also become a model for other foundations, and in 2010, was recognized with the [...]
April 1, 2016 The foundation administrative offices building for the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation went through a recent makeover with the renovation of a new reception area and additional conference room space. With increased traffic over the past several years due to the foundation's growing Community Support Services (CSS) program now in its tenth [...]
January 31, 2010 Pictured above: President and CEO, Julie Gosselink, accepts the national Critical Impact Award in San Diego, CA presented at the annual Council on Foundations conference in January, 2010 Critical Impact Award Awarded by the Council on Foundations In 2010, the Council on Foundations awarded the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation [...]
